New Jersey State PoliceState Police issued an Amber alert earlier this evening for a missing 2-year-old New Jersey boy who was believed to be with his mother, Cassidy Michaela Purdy, pictured here. The alert was canceled tonight, and the boy is safe, police said.

ATLANTIC COUNTY — A 2-year-old boy whose disappearance prompted an Amber alert in New Jersey today has been found with his mother in Delaware, according to Hamilton Township Police in Atlantic County.

The boy, identified as Mason Ross, was found with his 24-year-old mother, Cassidy Michaela Purdy, who does not have custody of the child. The two were located before 8 p.m., police said.

When State Police issued the Amber alert earlier this evening, it was believed the mother and child were on their way to Atlantic City from Hamilton Township, and possibly traveling there via bus.

Police have not disclosed any more information about the incident, and it was not known whether Purdy was charged. Police in Hamilton said she was talking with State Police in Delaware tonight.